Houston Controls

TERMS OF USE

Effective January 1, 2006

Acceptance
Houston Controls, Inc. provides this website ("Website") subject to your compliance with the Terms of Use below as well as the Privacy Policy. By accessing and using this Website you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions contained in these documents. If you do not agree to be bound by these terms and conditions, please do not access or use this Website.

Modifications to the Terms of Use
We reserve the right to amend these Terms of Use at any time without prior notification. We will do so by posting revised Terms of Use on this Website with the date of the version of these Terms of Use stated at the top of the page. Please review the Terms of Use periodically. Your continued use of this Website following the posting of changes to these Terms of Use will mean you accept those changes.

Disclaimer
You acknowledge and agree that you are using this Website at your own risk and liability. Houston Controls, Inc. does not guarantee as to the accuracy of this site or that the operation of this Website will be uninterrupted or error-free, that any defects or errors in this Website or its content will be corrected, or that this Website will be free from virus or other harmful components. Houston Controls, Inc. is not responsible or liable for the suitability, accuracy, validity or reliability of this Website for any purpose.

Houston Controls, Inc. reserves the right to make changes or corrections from time to time without notice or obligation. Houston Controls, Inc. disclaims all warranties, representations or conditions of any kind; any warranty, express or implied, is hereby excluded and disclaimed including the implied warranties of merchantability and of fitness for a particular purpose. All materials are provided in this Website "AS IS" and "WITH ALL FAULTS."

Copyright Notice
The text/content, graphics, html code, layout, organization, and design contained in this Website are the exclusive property of Houston Controls, Inc.. Except where otherwise noted, the text/content, graphics, html code, layout, organization, and design contained here may not be copied, distributed, displayed, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Houston Controls, Inc..

Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (Title 17 U.S. Code). Any person who infringes a copyright willfully and for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain shall be punished according to the laws as stated in Title 17, U.S. Code.

Prohibited Use
The material in this site is provided for lawful purposes only and any other use or modification of the materials found in this site violates the intellectual property rights of the Company. As a condition of your use of this Website, you agree that you will not use this Website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use. Any material which is downloaded from our site, including but not limited to files, data and images, will be deemed to be licensed to you by the Company. The Company retains full and complete title and intellectual property rights to all materials. You may not reproduce, sell, repost, modify, or convert any materials in this site in any manner inconsistent with these Terms of Use.

Restriction on Use
All material from www.HoustonControls.com may not be copied, distributed, modified, republished, reused, uploaded, reposted, transmitted, or otherwise used outside the scope of normal Web browsing in any way without the prior written consent of Houston Controls, Inc.

EXCEPTION: You may display on your computer, download and print the contents of this Website for your personal or educational, non-commercial internal use provided that you attribute ownership of such content to Houston Controls, Inc.

Modification of use of Materials for any other purpose violates copyright, trademark and other laws. Except as otherwise described, all Materials on this Website are made available only to provided information. Neither title nor intellectual property rights are transferred to you by your use or download of Materials from this Website and shall remain with Houston Controls, Inc. who own full and complete title to all Materials on this Website. Houston Controls, Inc. controls this Website from its headquarters in Houston, Texas, U.S.A. and makes no representation that these Materials are appropriate or available for use in other locations. If you use this Website from other locations, you are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws.

Restrictions on Liability
By visiting this Website, you agree that to the maximum extent permitted by law, in no event shall Houston Controls, Inc., its owners, partners, officers, employees or agents be liable for any damages based on claims arising out of or in any way connected with the use of this Website. It is understood and agreed that Houston Controls, Inc.'s liability and user's sole remedy, whether in contract, under any warranty, in tort (including negligence) or otherwise shall not exceed the amount that you (the User) paid to access this site.
Under no circumstances shall the Houston Controls, Inc. be liable for any special, incidental or consequential damages, including but not limited to, injury or damages resulting from use of this site; damage to or loss of equipment, any interruptions, defects, delays, omissions, or failure of transmissions, computer virus, or failure to connect, even if Houston Controls, Inc. has been negligent or advised of the possibility of such damages.

Hyperlinks to Other Sites
For your convenience, the Houston Controls, Inc. Website, www.HoustonControls.com may contain hyperlinks to other websites ("Other Sites") which are not operated, controlled or maintained by Houston Controls, Inc. Houston Controls, Inc. assumes no responsibility for the Other Sites, their business, goods, services or content (including content obtained through links on the Other Sites) and your use of the Other Sites is at your own risk. Houston Controls, Inc. reserves the right to terminate any link or linking program at any time. The inclusion of any link to the Other Sites does not constitute or imply an endorsement, authorization, sponsorship or affiliation by Houston Controls, Inc. of the Other Sites, or any products or services provided by such Other Sites.

Submissions to Website
All remarks, suggestions, ideas, graphics, data, questions or other information communicated to Houston Controls, Inc. through this Website or through email (together, a "Submission") shall be owned by Houston Controls, Inc. and will not treat any Submission as confidential or proprietary, will not be liable for the use of any ideas for its business (including without limitation, product or advertising ideas) and will not incur any liability as a result of any similarities that may appear in future Houston Controls, Inc. operations. Without limitation, Houston Controls, Inc. will have exclusive ownership of all present and future existing rights to the Submission of every kind and nature everywhere. Houston Controls, Inc. will be entitled to use the Submission for any commercial or other purpose whatsoever, without compensation to you or any other person. You acknowledge that you are responsible for whatever material you submit, and you, not Houston Controls, Inc., have full responsibility for the message, including its legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality and copyright.

Employment Application Online Submission
By clicking the "I AGREE" button and submitting an online employment application to Houston Controls, Inc. you are subject to the 2000 Electronic Signatures in Global and International Commerce Act (ESGICA), thus binding you to the same laws, rights and allowances as having physically signed the application with your name in pen or pencil.

Privacy Policy
Houston Controls, Inc. collects uses and discloses your personal information in accordance with its Privacy Policy which forms part of these Terms of Use. Please carefully review the Privacy Policy.

Termination of Right of Use
If you breach any of these Terms of Use, you may no longer use this Website. Houston Controls, Inc. may, in its sole discretion, cancel or terminate your right to use this Website, or any part of this Website, at any time without notice. In the event of termination, you are no longer authorized to access this Website or the part of this Website affected by such cancellation or termination. In such event, the restrictions which these Terms of Use impose on you with respect to this Website shall still apply. Houston Controls, Inc. is not liable to any party for such damages arising from such a termination.

Entire Agreement
These Terms of Use, including the terms of the Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement (this "Agreement") between you and Houston Controls, Inc. relating to your access and use of this Website. Houston Controls, Inc.'s failure to insist upon strict performance of any provision of this Agreement does not mean that Houston Controls, Inc. is waiving any of its rights under this Agreement. If a court determines that any of the provisions contained in this Agreement are void, invalid or unenforceable, such determination will not affect the validity and enforceability of the rest of this Agreement.

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